What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3401 and 3412?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3401 and 3412 is 1.

GCF(3401,3412) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3401 and 3412, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3401 and 3412.

How to find the GCF of 3401 and 3412?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3401 and 3412. After we will calculate the factors of 3401 and 3412 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3401

Prime factors of 3401 are 19, 179. Prime factorization of 3401 in exponential form is:

3401 = 19¹ × 179¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3412

Prime factors of 3412 are 2, 853. Prime factorization of 3412 in exponential form is:

3412 = 2² × 853¹

Step-3: Factors of 3401

List of positive integer factors of 3401 that divides 3401 without a remainder.

1, 19, 179

Step-4: Factors of 3412

List of positive integer factors of 3412 that divides 3401 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 853, 1706

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3401 and 3412. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3401 and 3412 is 1.

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